# Scotland

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈskɒt.lənd/ · frequency rank #2,126

## Definitions
1. A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England.
2. A habitational surname referring to someone from Scotland.

## Etymology
From Middle English Scotland, Scotlond, from Old English Sċotland (“Ireland", later also "Scotland”, literally “land of the Scots”), equivalent to Scot + -land. Compare West Frisian Skotlân (“Scotland”), Dutch Schotland (“Scotland”), German Schottland (“Scotland”), Danish Skotland (“Scotland”), Icelandic Skotland (“Scotland”).

## Easily confused with
- **Shetland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scotland-vs-shetland)

## Common misspellings (13)
`csotland`, `sccotland`, `scoltand`, `scotalnd`, `scotladn`, `scotlandd`, `scotlannd`, `scotlland`, `scotlnad`, `scottland`, `sctoland`, `soctland`, `sscotland`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/scotland